What does ๐ Metro mean?
A subway or metro train heading into a tunnel. It stands for underground railways, city commuting and getting around large cities like London, Paris, New York or Seoul. People use it to give directions, share their route, or warn that they are going underground and might lose signal for a while. It pairs well with ๐ when arranging where to meet.
๐ Metro is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about subway and travel.
Example messages
๐ Metro on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Metro looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Metro emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :metro:.
When was the Metro emoji added?
๐ Metro was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Metro. The underlying code (U+1F687) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.